42nd César Awards

42nd César Awards
Official poster featuring a picture of Marion Cotillard in the 2013 film Blood Ties
Date	24 February 2017
Site	Salle Pleyel, Paris
Hosted by	Jérôme Commandeur
Highlights
Best Film	Elle
Best Actor	Gaspard Ulliel It's Only the End of the World
Best Actress	Isabelle Huppert Elle
Most awards	Divines and It's Only the End of the World (3)
Most nominations	Elle and Frantz (11)
Television coverage
Network	Canal+

The 42nd César Awards ceremony, presented by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma, was held on 24 February 2017, at the Salle Pleyel in Paris to honour the best French films of 2016. Jérôme Commandeur hosted the César Awards ceremony for the first time.

The nominations were announced on 25 January 2017 by Academy president Alain Terzian and awards ceremony host Jérôme Commandeur.^[1]

Divines and It's Only the End of the World won three awards each.^[2] Other films with multiple awards include Chocolat, My Life as a Courgette and Elle with two, with the latter film winning the Best Film honour.^[3]

Winners and nominees

Paul Verhoeven, director of Elle, won Best Film.

Xavier Dolan, director of It's Only the End of the World, won the César Awards for Best Director and Best Editing.

Isabelle Huppert, Best Actress winner.

James Thierree, Best Supporting Actor winner.

Déborah Lukumuena, Best Supporting Actress winner.

Claude Barras and Céline Sciamma, won the César Awards for Best Animated Feature Film and Best Adaptation for My Life as a Courgette.

Best Film (presented by Pedro Almodóvar) Elle – produced by Saïd Ben Saïd and Michel Merkt, directed by Paul Verhoeven Divines – produced by Marc-Benoît Créancier, directed by Houda Benyamina Frantz – produced by Eric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer, directed by François Ozon The Innocents – produced by Eric Altmayer and Nicolas Altmayer, directed by Anne Fontaine Slack Bay – produced by Jean Bréhat, Rachid Bouchareb and Muriel Merlin, directed by Bruno Dumont From the Land of the Moon – produced by Alain Attal, directed by Nicole Garcia In Bed with Victoria – produced by Emmanuel Chaumet, directed by Justine Triet	Best Director (presented by Sylvie Testud and Mathieu Amalric) Xavier Dolan – It's Only the End of the World Houda Benyamina – Divines Paul Verhoeven – Elle François Ozon – Frantz Anne Fontaine – The Innocents Bruno Dumont – Slack Bay Nicole Garcia – From the Land of the Moon
Best Actor (presented by Valérie Lemercier) Gaspard Ulliel – It's Only the End of the World François Cluzet – Irreplaceable Pierre Deladonchamps – A Kid Nicolas Duvauchelle – A Decent Man Fabrice Luchini – Slack Bay Pierre Niney – Frantz Omar Sy – Chocolat	Best Actress (presented by Pierre Richard) Isabelle Huppert – Elle Judith Chemla – A Woman's Life Marion Cotillard – From the Land of the Moon Virginie Efira – In Bed with Victoria Marina Foïs – Irréprochable Sidse Babett Knudsen – 150 Milligrams Soko – The Dancer
Best Supporting Actor (presented by Alice Taglioni and Valeria Golino) James Thierrée – Chocolat Gabriel Arcand – A Kid Vincent Cassel – It's Only the End of the World Vincent Lacoste – In Bed with Victoria Laurent Lafitte – Elle Melvil Poupaud – In Bed with Victoria	Best Supporting Actress (presented by JoeyStarr and Anna Mouglalis) Déborah Lukumuena – Divines Nathalie Baye – It's Only the End of the World Valeria Bruni Tedeschi – Slack Bay Anne Consigny – Elle Mélanie Thierry – The Dancer
Most Promising Actor (presented by Alice Isaaz and Rod Paradot) Niels Schneider – Dark Inclusion Jonas Bloquet – Elle Damien Bonnard – Staying Vertical Corentin Fila – Being 17 Kacey Mottet Klein – Being 17	Most Promising Actress (presented by Nicole Garcia) Oulaya Amamra – Divines Paula Beer – Frantz Lily-Rose Depp – The Dancer Noémie Merlant – Heaven Will Wait Raph – Slack Bay
Best Original Screenplay (presented by André Dussolier) The Aquatic Effect – Sólveig Anspach and Jean-Luc Gaget Divines – Romain Compingt, Houda Benyamina and Malik Rumeau The Innocents – Sabrina B. Karine, Alice Vial, Pascal Bonitzer and Anne Fontaine Slack Bay – Bruno Dumont In Bed with Victoria – Justine Triet	Best Adaptation (presented by François Cluzet) My Life as a Courgette – Céline Sciamma Elle – David Birke 150 Milligrams – Séverine Bosschem and Emmanuelle Bercot Frantz – François Ozon From the Land of the Moon – Nicole Garcia and Jacques Fieschi Heal the Living – Katell Quillévéré and Gilles Taurand
Best First Feature Film (presented by Nathalie Baye) Divines – Houda Benyamina Cigarettes et chocolat chaud – Sophie Reine The Dancer – Stéphanie Di Giusto Dark Inclusion – Arthur Harari Rosalie Blum – Julien Rappeneau	Best Cinematography (presented by Julie Ferrier) Pascal Marti – Frantz Stéphane Fontaine – Elle Caroline Champetier – The Innocents Guillaume Deffontaines – Slack Bay Christophe Beaucarne – From the Land of the Moon
Best Editing (presented by Stéfi Celma and Alice Belaïdi) Xavier Dolan – It's Only the End of the World Loïc Lallemand and Vincent Tricon – Divines Job ter Burg – Elle Laure Gardette – Frantz Simon Jacquet – From the Land of the Moon	Best Sound (presented by Gérard Jugnot) Marc Engels, Fred Demolder, Sylvain Réty and Jean-Paul Hurier – The Odyssey Brigitte Taillandier, Vincent Guillon and Stéphane Thiébaut – Chocolat Jean-Paul Mugel, Alexis Place, Cyril Holtz and Damien Lazzerini – Elle Martin Boissau, Benoît Gargonne and Jean-Paul Hurier – Frantz Jean-Pierre Duret, Sylvain Malbrant and Jean-Pierre Laforce – From the Land of the Moon
Best Original Music (presented by Grand Corps Malade) Ibrahim Maalouf – In the Forests of Siberia Gabriel Yared – Chocolat Anne Dudley – Elle Philippe Rombi – Frantz Sophie Hunger – My Life as a Courgette	Best Costume Design (presented by Aïssa Maïga and Franck Gastambide) Anaïs Romand – The Dancer Pascaline Chavanne – Frantz Alexandra Charles – Slack Bay Catherine Leterrier – From the Land of the Moon Madeline Fontaine – A Woman's Life
Best Production Design (presented by Franck Dubosc) Jérémie D. Lignol – Chocolat Carlos Conti – The Dancer Michel Barthélémy – Frantz Riton Dupire-Clément – Slack Bay Katia Wyszkop – Planetarium	Best Documentary Film (presented by Ana Girardot and Cédric Klapisch) Merci patron! – François Ruffin Latest News From the Cosmos – Julie Bertucelli Fire at Sea – Gianfranco Rosi Swagger – Olivier Babinet Journey Through French Cinema – Bertrand Tavernier
Best Animated Feature Film (presented by Marthe Villalonga) My Life as a Courgette – Claude Barras The Girl Without Hands – Sébastien Laudenbach The Red Turtle – Michaël Dudok de Wit	Best Animated Short Film (presented by Marthe Villalonga) Celui qui a deux âmes – Fabrice Luang-Vija Café froid – Stéphanie Lansaque and François Leroy Journal animé – Donato Sansone Peripheria – David Coquard-Dassault
Best Short Film (presented by Arnaud Ducret and Alice Pol) Maman(s) – Maïmouna Doucouré Vers la tendresse – Alice Diop Après Suzanne – Félix Moati Au bruit des clochettes – Chabname Zariab Chasse Royale – Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret	Best Foreign Film (presented by Rossy de Palma) I, Daniel Blake – Ken Loach Aquarius – Kleber Mendonça Filho Graduation – Cristian Mungiu The Unknown Girl – Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne It's Only the End of the World – Xavier Dolan Manchester by the Sea – Kenneth Lonergan Toni Erdmann – Maren Ade
Honorary César (presented by Jean Dujardin) George Clooney

Multiple nominations and awards

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
11	Elle
11	Frantz
9	Slack Bay
8	From the Land of the Moon
7	Divines
6	It's Only the End of the World
6	The Dancer
5	Chocolat
5	In Bed with Victoria
4	The Innocents
3	My Life as a Courgette
2	Dark Inclusion
	Being 17
	150 Milligrams
	A Kid
	A Woman's Life

The following films received multiple awards:

Awards	Film
3	Divines
3	It's Only the End of the World
2	Elle
	Chocolat
	My Life as a Courgette

Viewers

The show was followed by 1.9 million viewers. This corresponds to 10.5% of the audience.^[4]

References

↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (24 January 2017). "César Awards Nominations: Verhoeven's 'Elle', Ozon's 'Frantz' In The Lead". Deadline.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
↑ Tartaglione, Nancy (24 February 2017). "César Awards Winners: 'Elle' Best Film, Isabelle Huppert Best Actress – Full List". Deadline.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
↑ "PALMARÈS 2017 - 42 ÈME CÉRÉMONIE DES CÉSAR". Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
↑ "Audiences : Le téléfilm de France 2 plus fort que "Stars sous hypnose", les César 2017 faibles". PureMédias (in French). 25 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2017 César Awards.

Official website

César Awards
Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma (founded by Georges Cravenne)
Merit awards	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Most Promising Actor Most Promising Actress Best Adaptation Best Original Screenplay Best First Feature Film Best Foreign Film Best Animated Feature Film Best Animated Short Film Best Documentary Film Best Short Film Best Cinematography Best Costume Design Best Editing Best Original Music Best Sound Best Production Design
Special awards	Honorary Award Prix Daniel Toscan du Plantier Trophée César & Techniques Médaille d’Or
Retired awards	Best Film from the European Union (2002–2004) Best Poster (1986–1990) Best Producer (1995–1996) Best Writing (Adaptation or Original) (1976–2005) Best French Language Film (1984–1986) Best Documentary Short (1977–1991) Best Fiction Short (1977–1991)
Award ceremonies	1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.